Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-03-08
SOUTH CHRISTIAN.

HERNDoN, Mar. LIT is over
That feverish anxiety which hai
quickened the blood in the veins oil
every intelligent being in this com
munity for weeks past has subsidized
That one topic of admiration and
controversy which has filled our com
munity with wonder and suspense
has received its auielus. That weird
hallucinaiion that the genius of the
18th century was not moving par
pdssU with its sisters of the past has
been dissipated. That all but conced-
ed fact that in The fields of literature
the present generation would achieve
nothing more than respectable me-
diocrity has been proven false and
the pessimists who have been so loud
in proclaiming its truth now are most
enthusiastic in its denunciation
Even the optimists whose hopes were
confined within the narrow circle that
perhaps the genius of Shakespeare
might be equaled, confess themselves
utterly astonnded al the sublime dis
lance by which his loftiest thoughts
have been surpassed, and his most
splendid achievements dwindled ihto
Lillipuiian insignificance. Itisneed-
less for me to attempt 10 indicate
what proportion ofpraise you deserve
as the discoverer of this comet ofthe
literary armament but ii should be
proud heritage for your posterity to
know your name will live forever
associated with that of Jno. II. Mus
lex, Gas author of "Helen Lakeman.')
"0ne of the few immortal names
that were not born 10 die"
Lest you should think exaggerate
/ will write you what some OF our
leading citizens say of it. c'IIelen
Lakeman.~
Dick Peace says: at is the only
thing that makes me forget my rheu-
matism."
DR.. Mathews says: "Wlile the
story is all that ambition could hope
for, yet its intensity of emotion has
greatly multiplied cases of nervous
arrangement and my practice thereby
is largely increased"
Chcs Dawson says: at is the it,
erary gem Of all the centuries"
4. ii. Major, postmaster says: "No
paper containing II has been left un-
called for overnight"
Ben Word says; Every issue caus-
es me to shed tears"
Pack Giles says: "I'll bet Bonner
would give Maud S. for the copy
right
Ed Gosset says: at is regular
"Jim Dandy"
Dudly McLendon says: az haven't
read the story but the pictures have
been source of Intense admiration"
Jno. ID. Gardner p. NJ. at Howell
says: at beats all ever read in
Galloway"
Charles N. Fox says: Is as in
teresting TO me as the New York
poultry Journal
/ could fill a whole column with !
similar encomiums but / desst.
Tobacco is beginning TO move quite
freely and am glad to say that il
nearly all moves ON from here to
Hopkinsville by wagon, very little
indeed is being shipped by the /. A.
ST. Mr.. w. e. Embry went down
to Clarksville last Tuesday and offer
ed hid. the same as he sold 2 like
in Hopkinsville for $40 90 each and |
was oaly offered Sc 40. He will ship
it back TO Hopkinsville and learn as
all good Christians should to quite
patronizing strange gods. Another
entire crop raised in this neighbor-
hood without frosted leaf in IL was
rejected at an average of less than 3 |
cents around, the same day, and ON
the same market.
Wheat is looking remarkably well,
Messrs. Boyd & McLendon have
about $50 acres, every acre of which
promises fine yield.
The early sown plant beds are COM
ing up nicely and will soon be square
of the warm weather returns.
Stock are coming through the win
ter in good shape and the demand for
CATTLE seems TO be gaining little vi
tally. Hogs are scarcer than usual
but no cholera among them as far as
! learn.
No blowing has been done since
Xmas, and very little before, but few
plant beds burned and the work of
the farmers will be pushing when the
weather becomes dry enough for
either.
The health of the community is
good and the salad patches are ripe,
for which let us all give thanks.
HORACE.